Author
Charlotte Barkla is a Brisbane-based writer who worked as a civil engineer and physics teacher before rediscovering her love for children’s literature. She writes picture books, early middle-grade fiction and feature articles.
Charlotte’s books include 11 Ruby Road, All Bodies are Good Bodies, the Edie’s Experiments series and From My Head to My Toes, I Say What Goes.
Charlotte’s books have been translated in multiple languages and short-listed for awards, including the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards. She regularly visits schools, libraries and festivals for creative writing workshops, sharing her passion for creativity and stories with children of all ages.
All Bodies are GREAT Bodies (Prep – Year 2):
What do you love about your body? Our bodies are all so different, and that’s what makes them wonderful! A session where we celebrate our fantastic bodies, Charlotte will also give behind-the-scenes insight into how her best-selling picture books, All Bodies are Good Bodies and From My Head to My Toes, I Say What Goes were created and published.
Stepping through Time (Years 2-6, tailored to the age group):
In 11 Ruby Road, author Charlotte Barkla wrote a fictional story set in Brisbane in 1900, and she’s inviting you to travel back in time with her!
Explore life in Australia in 1900, from the different foods, schools and transport, to the changes happening in wider society, such as the suffragist movement. Learn how authors use real stories from history to inspire their work, and delicately balance fact and fiction.
Charlotte will leave students with plenty of techniques for writing their own stories, and the inspiration to use their voices to mould the future.